Personal Information

Applications must be submitted by dates posted. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered. Please refer to the OPPORTUNITIES listing page for further information prior to completing this application.

First Name*

Last Name*

Legal First Name

If different than above

Legal Last Name

If different than above

Voice Type*

Age as of June 4, 2018*

Applicant should be between the ages of 20-34 as of June 4, 2018 (exceptions made on a case-by-case basis).

Date of Birth (MM/DD/YYYY)*

Country of Citizenship*

If you are not a United States citizen, do you hold legal documentation allowing you to work in the United States?*

Yes

No

N/A (United States citizen)

If you answered yes, please indicate (a) what your legal status in the United States is (e.g., type of visa, green card) and (b) when it expires.

*If you are not a United States citizen and you hold legal documentation allowing you to work in the United States, you will be required to present documentation of your legal status (e.g., visa, green card) for review at your final audition (if called back). Please note: applicants offered participation in our programs will be provided assistance in obtaining the required United States legal documentation, as needed.

Have you entered San Francisco Opera Center auditions before?*

Yes

No

If you answered yes, list year(s):

If you answered yes, list city (or cities):

Have you participated in any San Francisco Opera programs?*

Yes

No

If you answered yes, list program(s)/year(s):

Please note: Applicants may take part in San Francisco Opera Center auditions up to three times.

Audition Preferences

Audition City*

Only one city may be chosen

Dallas

Chicago

San Francisco

New York

Please indicate your preferred preliminary audition date and time (all choices must be in the same city):*

Maximum number of selections permitted: 3

Dallas October 13 AM

Dallas October 13 PM

Chicago October 16 AM

Chicago October 16 PM

Chicago October 17 AM

Chicago October 17 PM

Chicago October 18 AM

Chicago October 18 PM

Chicago October 19 AM

Chicago October 19 PM

San Francisco October 25 AM

San Francisco October 25 PM

San Francisco October 26 AM

San Francisco October 26 PM

San Francisco October 30 AM

San Francisco October 30 PM

New York November 3 AM

New York November 3 PM

New York November 4 AM

New York November 4 PM

New York November 5 AM

New York November 5 PM

New York November 7 AM

New York November 7 PM

New York November 8 AM

New York November 8 PM

New York November 12 AM

New York November 12 PM

New York November 13 AM

New York November 13 PM

Preferences are not guaranteed.
Please note for Chicago on October 16, 17, 18, 19 and San Francisco on October 25, 26, 30: singer preliminary and final auditions are on the same day (all preliminary auditions will be completed by early afternoon). New York dates: preliminary and final audition dates must be in the same set of auditions. Please refer to the OPPORTUNITIES listing page to review sets of preliminary and final audition dates.

Contact Information

Current Home Street Address*

Address Line 2

City*

State/Province*

Zip/Post Code*

Country*

Mobile Telephone*

No spaces, dashes etc. phone number fields

Landline Telephone

No spaces, dashes etc. phone number fields

Email Address*

Education & Training

Education and Training*

Education 1

Education 2

Education 3

Education 4

Education 5

Awards

Awards

Award 1

Award 2

Award 3

Award 4

Award 5

Recent Operatic Experience

Recent Operatic Experience*

This section must be completed. ALL fields must be completed for your application to submit, including a selection for each button pair. The form will not submit if you miss any of the selections. Do not include resume, biography, press, or recording material with application.

Artistic Affiliates

Additional Information

List other operatic roles you have studied (indicate language, where, and with whom you studied):*

Other special musical or theatrical experience (elaborate):*

Other apprenticeship, internship, or training programs:*

Other factors you consider pertinent (e.g., acting, dance):*

Audition Repertoire

Audition Selections*Please list five operatic arias (under five minutes each). The list must include one aria in English and two in other languages. The repertoire list also must include an aria by Mozart or Handel and must include a 20th/21st Century aria (not Puccini or Strauss for this requirement). You may include a selection written in your native language that is not operatic, e.g., folk song, musical theater song. Note: one aria could represent more than one of the requirements, i.e., the required 20th/21st Century aria could also be your aria in English; the Mozart aria will fulfill one of your foreign language requirements.

*Singers~please note: Audition repertoire may be updated in your application until 14 days before your audition city's first preliminary audition date. No repertoire changes will be permitted at the audition. Updated repertoire must still conform to audition requirements listed above. Number of selections required: 5.

Selection 1

Selection 2

Selection 3

Selection 4

Selection 5

Musical Authority References

As a Singer applicant, you must have two references from recognized musical authorities in the opera field, e.g., voice teacher, coach, conductor, director, with whom you have worked regularly. Spouse, relatives, and artistic representatives may not serve as musical authority references.

Please provide each reference with this online recommendation form by clicking Add Recommender below.

Headshot

Headshot*

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Identity Documents

If granted an audition, no proof of age is required for the preliminary audition. If you are called back to a final audition, you will be required to present at your audition for review, proof of age with your date of birth noted on one of the following forms of identification only: birth certificate, passport, or valid driver's license.

Questions?

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Application Conditions

By applying, applicant agrees to abide by these conditions and agrees not to make any claim against San Francisco Opera or the Merola Opera Program regarding auditions and all aspects of the audition process. Decisions of the audition committee are final.

For complete descriptions of the programs and all audition requirements, please refer to the OPPORTUNITIES listing page which can be found here: Singer Listing.

I have read all of the conditions in this application and by submission of this document, I agree to its conditions and certify that the information I have provided is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.*